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Tooth Preparation

Medical Definition: Procedures carried out with regard to the teeth or tooth structures preparatory to specified dental therapeutic and surgical measures.
Guide Notes: GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; coord IM with specific dental procedure (IM)
Tooth Preparation Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Dental Cavity Preparation - An operation in which carious material is removed from teeth and biomechanically correct forms are established in the teeth to receive and retain restorations. A constant requirement is provision for prevention of failure of the restoration through recurrence of decay or inadequate resistance to applied stresses. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p239-40)
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Tooth Preparation, Prosthodontic - The selected form given to a natural tooth when it is reduced by instrumentation to receive a prosthesis (e.g., artificial crown or a retainer for a fixed or removable prosthesis). The selection of the form is guided by clinical circumstances and physical properties of the materials that make up the prosthesis. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p239)

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